EP 0974970 A1 2000-01-26 - DISK CARTRIDGE

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JP 9804697 W 19981016

JP 31408597 A 19971114

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An upper shell 21 of a disc cartridge 1 has a circular rib 61 delimiting an area which is used as a housing spacing 62. When the disc cartridge 1 is loaded on the recording and/or reproducing apparatus, a motor output shaft 71 has its end 71a housed in the housing spacing 62 in a manner free of contact with the inner surface of the upper shell 21 when the disc cartridge 1 is loaded on the recording and/or reproducing apparatus. This reliably prevents dust or dirt from being produced as a result of the upper shell 21 contacting with the output shaft 71 to raise the reliability of the recording/reproducing operation as well as to improve the recording capacity and the signal transfer rate. <IMAGE>